GOA STATE FIRE FORCE

by **Newmarket01** » 10 Jan 2010, 18:10

While on holiday in Goa, India I managed to get some photographs of there appliance the the force headquarters,

Here we Have what i cal the RTC Unit, then Water Carrier and finally Panaji's 1st away WrT

by **Newmarket01** » 10 Jan 2010, 18:14

More from Panaji Force HQ

Here we have Panaji's ET, Panaji's FoT and also there HP

by **Newmarket01** » 10 Jan 2010, 18:17

The applainces stationed at Mapsa,

And finally Mapsa home to 1 WrT, 1 LWrT and one of those RTC unit things
Note that none of the stations have any up and over bay doors, all bays are completly open both ends

by **dartsman** » 10 Jan 2010, 18:38

Whats that Leyland in 1st pic Newmarket something like a Breakdown vehicle

by **holmatroman** » 10 Jan 2010, 19:19

It's a Leyland Jimbo but not as we know it (sang in a Star Trecking sort of way) . It could be anything lurking under the bonnet of this beast of burden. The cab looks the same almost as the "T" Terberg, TATA ? in the 4th picture

by **Newmarket01** » 10 Jan 2010, 19:47

They are Recovery vehicles but not for the fire appliances, they attend RTC's along with pump and ET, once casualties are removed etc these vehicles are used to clear the road, all they do thou is just tow the cars to the side of the road no more than that, I expect they prob get used for other things but what I have no idea, OIC's english wasn't really that good, (the sort you get from a call handler :roll:

when you phone BT)

by **dartsman** » 10 Jan 2010, 20:03

Probably Newmarket your Indian was even worse :lol:

by **FireBrad** » 10 Jan 2010, 20:33

Fantastic pics there Chris, thanks for taking the time to post them. I like how they are called a fire force not a fice service :nod:

pumps look in very good condition, looks like they get plenty of TLC. intersting to know they just park them under a "car port" type of construction

by **Newmarket01** » 10 Jan 2010, 21:23

FireBrad wrote: I like how they are called a fire force not a fice service

Brad have you had one two many to drink or is that indian :lol:

for Fire. And yes Jimbo my indian is no better than there english, although sometimes there english is better than mine :roll:

by **FireBrad** » 10 Jan 2010, 21:34

wish I could blame it on drink

by **dartsman** » 10 Jan 2010, 22:24

Knowing the West Country Newmarket Im not surprised . Hows things down there with you been busy :)thumbs

by **Newmarket01** » 11 Jan 2010, 00:20

Mainly RTC's and chimney down ERE from all accounts, St Ives had a two pump tumble dry shout today, out on arrival, nothing really worth making note of yet this year. lol oh and I only bin down ERE 2 years I'm from Newmarket :smiley:

by **dartsman** » 11 Jan 2010, 18:55

Suffolk lad then , where you in RDS up there .
You came down for the slow life , and all the ice cream :lol:

by **Newmarket01** » 11 Jan 2010, 19:27

slow life

it's so slow it's backwards, No mate no RDS, can't join through diabeties so just carry on photographing incidents and appliances, Have had an interest in the fb basically all my life as father was Sub.O in Lancashire in the 70's,

by **dartsman** » 11 Jan 2010, 20:39

Oh right Gotcha thanks , just been looking at your websites a good lot of photo's there :)thumbs

by **LincsC16** » 14 Jan 2010, 12:16

fire force i like it lets get our service changed to fire force

by **Bravo** » 14 Jan 2010, 23:08

May the force be with you Lincs :lol:

by **Newmarket01** » 11 Mar 2010, 18:26

Update of the Goa State Fire Force. Been doing some research on them and for anyone interested, the Fire brigade in Goa was formed in 1984 after a heads a state meeting in Goa, before that it was made up of police officers and military personnel with yes Buckets, although the over all number of shouts over there are few and far between the fire death and RTC deaths rates are very high. I will be back over there for the next three weeks (Leaving on Sunday) so hope to visit all 12 stations and complete the photo's of all there fire kits.

by **Newmarket01** » 11 Mar 2010, 18:34

Some PPE shots from the GOA State Fire Force, althought I think the guy in BA may need a little more PPE, These photo's of how they actually fight the fire's, so the BA guy is IN his fire kit. What we call fire kit ie the black jacket and leggins are what they wear during the rainy season.